What goes in the food bin?

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Recycling

The Council collects recycling weekly from every household in Cardiff. You can recycle paper, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles and food containers, empty aerosols and metal food cans all together in one green bag.

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General waste

The Council collects general waste fortnightly from every household in Cardiff. Depending on your area, general waste is collected either in a black wheelie bin or red and white striped bags. To encourage recycling and to meet strict government recycling targets, the amount of general waste the council will collect from each household is limited. Find out more about your bin or bag collection, including how to present your waste.

Did you know?

We’re no longer sending waste to Landfill in Cardiff; we work with a company called Viridor who turn our waste into energy.

If you’d like to see behind the scenes in the plant, why not book a visit?

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Garden waste

The Council collects garden waste in Cardiff fortnightly in the summer months and monthly during the winter. Depending on your area, garden waste is collected either in a green wheelie bin or white reusable sacks.

If your home is on a route for a reusable garden sack collection, you must opt-in to the service. If you are not sure, you can check your collections here.

Did you know that your garden waste is turned into compost which can be used to grow more plants?

By recycling garden waste we’re helping the environment. The environmental impact of recycling Cardiff’s garden waste in one year was the equivalent of taking nearly 2000 cars off the road!

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Bulky items

Bulky items or large quantities of waste generated from a house clean-up or move out can be recycled at your local recycling centre free of charge. However you must provide proof when visiting that you live in Cardiff. Tell me more

Cardiff also provides a bulky item collection service and a chargeable collection for house clear ups. This is a low cost collection solution to remove unwanted items from your home.